Chinaroot vs Malaysian Weasel

Dioscorea villosa compared with Mustela nudipes

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Malaysian Weasel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Malaysian Weasel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Dioscorea	Mustela
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Mustela nudipes

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Malaysian Weasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Malaysian Weasel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Malaysian Weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.